Joel Farrell hopes to continue captaincy tradition of Sheffield Eagles predecessor

SHEFFIELD EAGLES might have lost the services of experienced halfback Anthony Thackeray through retirement, but the standards he set will remain a yardstick at the South Yorkshire club. That's the pledge of Joel Farrell, the 38-year-old's successor as skipper, who is going into his seventh season since switching from Batley and is eager to help

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